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. >> bill: i'm perplexed because i thought florida would go for mitt romney based upon the economy primarily but romney spent a lot of time and money there. but what did the -- what message that the president brought to florida sueded for him? >> i'm not sure if it's the president's message. it's the message that we need to do a better job as a movement. not just the republican party. those who believe in limited government and preenterprise have to do a better and more consistent job of explaining to people why free enterprise is better for them. >> bill: elected you in florida. they elected governor scott. both of you guys are conservative smaller government people. this is why it's so confusing. because you elect you. you elect scott. now they did elect liberal senator there and they're all over the place. i just don't know why florida, virginia, ohio, colorado -- colorado, i kind of know. why the republican message didn't resonate. i don't understand why the republican message did not resonate in those states. >> well, i can't speak to those other states in detail but i can tell you abou
. >> bill: i'm perplexed because i thought florida would go for mitt romney based upon the economy primarily but romney spent a lot of time and money there. but what did the -- what message that the president brought to florida sueded for him? >> i'm not sure if it's the president's message. it's the message that we need to do a better job as a movement. not just the republican party. those who believe in limited government and preenterprise have to do a better and more consistent...
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lou: great news on the economy, will higher taxes screw it up? two of the best economic thinkers join us, deutsche bank senior u.s. correspondents will be here joining us next. detroit on the edge of bankruptcy as city councilwoman with a rather direct, plain spoken solution saying it's simple. the city voted for obama. now obama must bail out mo-town, next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! n we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male announcer ] humana thanks the physicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and other health professionals who helped achieve the highest average star rating among national medicare companies... and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medica plan... your effortresult in
lou: great news on the economy, will higher taxes screw it up? two of the best economic thinkers join us, deutsche bank senior u.s. correspondents will be here joining us next. detroit on the edge of bankruptcy as city councilwoman with a rather direct, plain spoken solution saying it's simple. the city voted for obama. now obama must bail out mo-town, next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! n we need a little bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the...
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as a measure of the economy's health at all we'll discuss and earlier this week we asked financial commentator peter schiff about his hyper inflation calls. you know that you're saying you can't predict when this is going to happen but why haven't we seen that happen well you know i still say there.
as a measure of the economy's health at all we'll discuss and earlier this week we asked financial commentator peter schiff about his hyper inflation calls. you know that you're saying you can't predict when this is going to happen but why haven't we seen that happen well you know i still say there.
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let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals that are younger and are energetic and they come from all over the world. we have to make sure our education system lifts them to their highest aspirations. when the society ages, it tends to -- it declines. that is the big demographic imperative. i was reviewing one of my favorite books on the roman republic. how did this village on the tiber grow to be the absolute leader of the known world in a few hundred years? it expanded its territory by plunder, by what ever. details. it was not pretty. [laughter] it added people, it kept getting bigger and incorporated the p
let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals...
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the economy can afford it. now the gdp growth number is not as strong as the jobs report. but if we a weak jobs report, then i think the president would have a really, really hard time getting people, even moderate democrats, to increase the marginal rate. the fact it is a strong report, i think, puts wind in the sails. >> wind in his sails. that's not necessarily what the speaker was saying. let's get straight total son kosik live at the new york stock exchange. >> raw numbers. what is the dow doing? >> we are not seeing the wind go in a strong direction towards the positive direction. you are seeing a mixed bag with stocks now. that's because, you know, despite the huge shocker of this report that was a surprise to the upside, investors see it is they are going to be cautious about this because the reality is you look at that jobs report and a lot of those jobs that were added were seasonal ones. retail, travel and leisure. guess what. the real question here is how many of those jobs are going to go away putt
the economy can afford it. now the gdp growth number is not as strong as the jobs report. but if we a weak jobs report, then i think the president would have a really, really hard time getting people, even moderate democrats, to increase the marginal rate. the fact it is a strong report, i think, puts wind in the sails. >> wind in his sails. that's not necessarily what the speaker was saying. let's get straight total son kosik live at the new york stock exchange. >> raw numbers....
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and it would be good for the economy. dave: don't mean to pouu water and your idea because i agree with you it would be a great idea to have a tax holiday we have it ministrations people want from the chief economic adviser of the president on down with the administration and they say no way they are going to do this. would give the any optimism it might be done? >> people need revenue. this is positive for revenue. the money sits over cease and the u.s. treasury gets none of it. if you declare this tax holiday the money produces revenue in nd the u.s.. the change of administration at some point. dave: are you hearing anything about this? we ask the administration specifically about this, they say we won't let it happen. >> that is what we heard. they are not going to let it happen but it would be great if they did because of what has already been pointed out. we need to spur this economy and of the fiscal cliff developed and small-businesses our hits we have to have growth somewhere and that could be a way of doing it. >
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just can't seem to get the economy going. lots of efforts and a ton of help from the state of chicken. why can't you get this back on track? >> like every urban area in the country, we are suffering in the foreclosure. we live and die by property taxes and sales taxes and they are all coming in shorter than anticipated. basically because the property values in detroit. it is starting to pick up in michigan. we just need a little bit more time in order to get our financial house in order. in order to grow our economy. gerri: i have heard that before. we need more time to get our fiscal house in order. wouldn't it make more sense? i know that you are probably playing all kinds of different groups. all kinds of different political groups who want to have their voice heard. wouldn't it make more sense to come in and have the state on this thing -- the thing that we will fix this thing and get it done. >> unfortunately, they can't unilaterally change them. so the financial emergency manager coming into detroit, setting us back a y
just can't seem to get the economy going. lots of efforts and a ton of help from the state of chicken. why can't you get this back on track? >> like every urban area in the country, we are suffering in the foreclosure. we live and die by property taxes and sales taxes and they are all coming in shorter than anticipated. basically because the property values in detroit. it is starting to pick up in michigan. we just need a little bit more time in order to get our financial house in order....
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somebody who has millions and millions of dollars another $100,000, they're not going to spend it into the economy and hire someone, they're going to send it to the caymans, which is what mitt romney did with his tax cuts. that's what they're going to do. the economic theory is not sound. if you give somebody with $50,000 another $1,000, they're going to spend it. >> at christmastime instead of a working stiff gets $50 for a thank you, they gave their 50 bucks to the boss. is that how -- >> by the way, a long time before the tea party existed or had a name, grover norquist, the famous anti-tax lobbyist in washington, was running around beginning to enforce ayatollah-style his edict about taxes, and he got republicans beginning back in the '80s to sign these tax pledges, which, as i say, that tax pledge has really become the core identity of the modern conservative republican party. >> okay. we got a new candidate, fred barnes, he's a smart conservative. he's not some crazy. he would like to give the tax cut at a million. here is what he wants to do. an increase in the individual income tax rate fo
somebody who has millions and millions of dollars another $100,000, they're not going to spend it into the economy and hire someone, they're going to send it to the caymans, which is what mitt romney did with his tax cuts. that's what they're going to do. the economic theory is not sound. if you give somebody with $50,000 another $1,000, they're going to spend it. >> at christmastime instead of a working stiff gets $50 for a thank you, they gave their 50 bucks to the boss. is that how --...
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that kind of agreement would be good for our businesses, good for our economy. it would be good for our children's future. i believe both parties can agree on a framework that does that in the coming weeks. in fact, my hope is to get this done before christmas. >> americans are divided a as to what the solution should be to reach some sort of agreement on the fiscal cliff. look at this abc news/washington post survey that says 60% of americans support raising taxes on the wealthy. 37% oppose it. what about reducing deductions? 44% support it. 49% oppose it. americans, much like lawmakers, want a solution to the problem but clearly divided on how to get there. >> the consensus is there to solve it. the question is how. president obama is meeting with mitt romney today. >> big news. >> do you have any idea what they plan to discuss? >> they are having lunch at the white house this afternoon. the president talked about this after his re-election. he said he wanted to sit down with mitt romney, talk about ways to move the country forward. but the president pointed o
that kind of agreement would be good for our businesses, good for our economy. it would be good for our children's future. i believe both parties can agree on a framework that does that in the coming weeks. in fact, my hope is to get this done before christmas. >> americans are divided a as to what the solution should be to reach some sort of agreement on the fiscal cliff. look at this abc news/washington post survey that says 60% of americans support raising taxes on the wealthy. 37%...
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they feel it won't have much of an impact on the economy. they believe we won't go into recession and the whole thing is over, done. mellow drama even. they think fearmongers. and this is their group of strong holders. a little time passes, they think, hey, should be better off going over the cliff. rich will pay more of their fair shares and higher taxes on dividends. government spending sliced where it should be and and the bloated defense budget. unnecessary social programs. me? i think we aren't where we need to be yet when the it comes to abandoning all the hope. i think the postfiscal cliff world has -- not to matter. those people are polyannas. i think we go into a recession with lots of layoffs and the fiscal cliff was designed to compromise. the cliff was designed to scare legislators into rising above politics and compromise. everyone knew about the growth. just like in europe. means it could be, in fact, reduced dramatically. fewer jobs, larger deficit. not smaller. and the federal reserve that's throwing up its hands, can't do an
they feel it won't have much of an impact on the economy. they believe we won't go into recession and the whole thing is over, done. mellow drama even. they think fearmongers. and this is their group of strong holders. a little time passes, they think, hey, should be better off going over the cliff. rich will pay more of their fair shares and higher taxes on dividends. government spending sliced where it should be and and the bloated defense budget. unnecessary social programs. me? i think we...
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increased food prices have taken a toll on the economy. you know what? the business community is very concerned understandably. in fact, the u.s. chamber of congress and the american petroleum institute wrote a letter caller for immediate assistance in averting the a catastrophe in the heartland of the is u.s. now pause for a moment to consider this. two business groups are asking the federal government to step in to solve a problem. what's the root cause of that problem? um according to skypeists the record drought the heatwave the unnaturally low water levels. and all that is due--drumroll please--climate change. there is no way around it, and asking two gropes to step in, two of the biggest climate change deniers in the game. the american petroleum lobbied not to was climate change. it's not only affecting the middle of the country but it's hitting the coast lines as well. because the polar ice caps are melting faster than expected, oceans are rising faster than previously estimated. take a look at this, according to an u.s. geological survey out this
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of the economy. businesses who hire people who create jobs which nancy pelosi is looking for are looking for political will out of washington. they are looking for certainty on the fiscal cliff. certainty that debt reduction, there will be debt reduction, that entitlements will be brought under control. looking for certainty on taxe taxes. until this happens, there isn't going to be that certainly. i have to say that the republicans showed the political will. they stood up, to the conservative base. they put the re-knews on the table. what troubles me -- now that the ball is in the white house court, right? what troubles me is lack of political will on the white house, we haven't seen yet. particularly on spending and entitlement reform. voices in the deckic party saying that this was a mandate to walk away from debt reduction. that is troubling. >> charles lane do you see anything out there to give the business confidence to hire people again? >> well, there is just, i agree with nina. too many unkn
of the economy. businesses who hire people who create jobs which nancy pelosi is looking for are looking for political will out of washington. they are looking for certainty on the fiscal cliff. certainty that debt reduction, there will be debt reduction, that entitlements will be brought under control. looking for certainty on taxe taxes. until this happens, there isn't going to be that certainly. i have to say that the republicans showed the political will. they stood up, to the conservative...
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our innovative green building policies ensure while the city's population and economy continue to grow we are decreasing our carbon emissions and achieve a sustainable environment. for instance this requires all new buildings designed to meet the gas reduction goals. that means more than 6 million square feet of commercial space and 11,000 housing units all in the development pipeline have been designed using these principles. [applause] in fact san francisco was recently recognized by the world green building council as having the greenest building policy by any local level in the year 2011 and we just began implementing our existing commercial energy performance ordinance which helps private property owners lower energy use. through san francisco's program green sf we are making it easier for property owners to secure financing for green building upgrades and as can you see green buildings has become the standard rather than the exception. for our public libraries to affordable housing units, even to the home of our world series giants and their structure our buildings are achieving
our innovative green building policies ensure while the city's population and economy continue to grow we are decreasing our carbon emissions and achieve a sustainable environment. for instance this requires all new buildings designed to meet the gas reduction goals. that means more than 6 million square feet of commercial space and 11,000 housing units all in the development pipeline have been designed using these principles. [applause] in fact san francisco was recently recognized by the...
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they feel it won't have much of an impact on the economy. mellow drama even. and this is their group of strong holders. well, i should be better off going over the cliff. rich will pay more on their fair shares and higher taxes on dividends. and the bloated defense budget. unnecessary social programs. i think we aren't where we need to be when it comes to abandoning all hope. i think those people are polyannas. i think we go into a recession with lots of layoffs and the fiscal cliff was designed to pr compromise. everyone knew about the growth. fewer jobs, larger deficit. as i said last night, it doesn't matter, we can pick our stocks and buy them down. ulta salons, but i want to suggest to other groups that are going to give you bang for the buck, betting that the hope will be squeezed out and the bottom gets put in before a deal is made. why not? we know the auto market is for 11 years now and we have been sweet on ford domestically. what are some of the other key areas. asia already turned. i think europe could be stablized. ford is the one to watch. i'm ou
they feel it won't have much of an impact on the economy. mellow drama even. and this is their group of strong holders. well, i should be better off going over the cliff. rich will pay more on their fair shares and higher taxes on dividends. and the bloated defense budget. unnecessary social programs. i think we aren't where we need to be when it comes to abandoning all hope. i think those people are polyannas. i think we go into a recession with lots of layoffs and the fiscal cliff was...
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>> what does it do for the economy? >> governor snyder thinks it will bring jobs to michigan and i think strong labor unions do not bring jobs to a state, they send jobs out of a state. >> is that true? >> the governor said that's one reason they did that is indiana passed right to work and 90 companies are going down there to safe thousands of jobs. >> i think you see individual states competing on this base. that is the big appeal. i think the more states that do it, the more -- the fewer fertile grounds there might be to grow those jobs. this is a race that goes on to try to be as business competitive as you can be. >> and unions are shrinking. as governors said, under 18% of michigan's workforce is unionized. >> panel, thank you. why did the state of new jersey bulldoze one man's home without telling initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade
>> what does it do for the economy? >> governor snyder thinks it will bring jobs to michigan and i think strong labor unions do not bring jobs to a state, they send jobs out of a state. >> is that true? >> the governor said that's one reason they did that is indiana passed right to work and 90 companies are going down there to safe thousands of jobs. >> i think you see individual states competing on this base. that is the big appeal. i think the more states that do...
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>> they're being given a choice between an economy which has been fantastic for them. labor has done really badly. they're saying, the current situation is great for us. but now we have two choices, between great and even better. are and given the choice, they'll take even better. >> and you talk about liberal pieties or whatever, the hatred of unions. i think that people underestimate, don't get -- and i've encountered this in my reporting, how visceral, almost dogmatic, almost religious and ideological, how fervently that belief is and how common that is among people who make a ton of money. >> it's one of the few times that you find a vague semblance of ideology in these people. because they're very practical, most of the time. whatever works in terms of making money is what they'll all choose. but you're right, sometimes even when you show them the numbers and say, listen, recognizing unions, you can be more profitable overall, they don't like that. >> felix salmon, reuters finance blogger, who will be live blogging in january, you should check that out, thanks for
>> they're being given a choice between an economy which has been fantastic for them. labor has done really badly. they're saying, the current situation is great for us. but now we have two choices, between great and even better. are and given the choice, they'll take even better. >> and you talk about liberal pieties or whatever, the hatred of unions. i think that people underestimate, don't get -- and i've encountered this in my reporting, how visceral, almost dogmatic, almost...
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economy. you look at consumer confidence numbers from the university michigan and everyone is worried about the future because of the scare tactics that are coming from washington. >>neil: amazing. thank you very were. a footnote on the 40th anniversary, more than half of americans alive today were not even born at that time. on the 40th anniversary of the apollo launch the last guy to washington on the moon is talking to us. >> america's challenge of today, forging man's destiny, up a pile. >>neil: you look at the moon. you were the last human being to touch that surface. how does that make you feel? >>guest: humble. i don't look at the moon and say, what a great guy you are, i do it when you ask. >> we live. we came. god willing, we will return. this is for all mankind. godspeed, the crew of apollo 17. >> i am convinced the pace program will come back. >> the country needs something to look forward to, to be proud of. what can we do in 10,000 years? i grandmother in a farm in michigan had a
economy. you look at consumer confidence numbers from the university michigan and everyone is worried about the future because of the scare tactics that are coming from washington. >>neil: amazing. thank you very were. a footnote on the 40th anniversary, more than half of americans alive today were not even born at that time. on the 40th anniversary of the apollo launch the last guy to washington on the moon is talking to us. >> america's challenge of today, forging man's destiny,...
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the economy has slowly improved. people feel they are able to give a bit more and need out there is tremendous for the services of many of these charities. gerri: now the beauty of your website is that you actually rate, rank these charities and talk about what they're good at, what they're bad at. how much of their money is actually going to the charitable cause they're pursuing. tell us about a little bit about your website and what is it people really need to pay attention to when they're picking a charity? >> sure. we rate more charities than any other organization in the world. we're about, half of all the money in donations goes to those charities we evaluate and we're continuing to expand. there are three critical things people should consider and our website is working on all of that. one is the finances of the organization. is the money going to the right place? does the organization have sustainability, financial health? the second area what we call best practice, governance, accountability and transparency
the economy has slowly improved. people feel they are able to give a bit more and need out there is tremendous for the services of many of these charities. gerri: now the beauty of your website is that you actually rate, rank these charities and talk about what they're good at, what they're bad at. how much of their money is actually going to the charitable cause they're pursuing. tell us about a little bit about your website and what is it people really need to pay attention to when they're...
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you don't raise taxes when the economy's struggling. we were growing at a clip of 5.6% of gdp growth, and today, it's less than 2%, and he's making the saim argument. lou: thank you. greato have you here. more on the cliff, stalled negotiations, and, of course, ever-lasting hope straight ahead. syria and the fiscal cliff. they share two things in common. they are subjects of an obama ultimate may tum and -- ultimatum and the a-team tonight. >> three, two, one! [cheers and applause] lou: state of washington celebrating the passage of two ballot initiatives. why pot heads gathered at the space needle ineattle next. the fiscal cliff 25 days away, a leading conservative senator unexpectedly resigns, and we'll take that up with his friend and colleague, congressman trey here next. lou: a big surprise today in washington. senator jim demint of south carolina announcing he will resign his senate seat? january to take over the leadership of the think tank, the conservative think tank, the heritage foundation. earlier, the snator criticized boeh
you don't raise taxes when the economy's struggling. we were growing at a clip of 5.6% of gdp growth, and today, it's less than 2%, and he's making the saim argument. lou: thank you. greato have you here. more on the cliff, stalled negotiations, and, of course, ever-lasting hope straight ahead. syria and the fiscal cliff. they share two things in common. they are subjects of an obama ultimate may tum and -- ultimatum and the a-team tonight. >> three, two, one! [cheers and applause] lou:...
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we just have to get this economy as you said repeatedly, back in balance and that's probably the best place to start. >> jennifer: totally agree. totally agree. so we are on the same page. so let's get to the specifics. what would you suggest in terms of specific policies? give me a couple of examples of policies that you think would had he been bring manufacturing back? >> well, the gating policy, governor is to have a manufacturing policy. every one of the g20 minus only ourselves has very specific policies that they call industrial policy, manufacturing policy and for a variety of political reasons not very good reasons, we don't have such. but we have to get moving quickly as the president has said in the post election period. and probably the best thing that we could do right now governor, is a national infrastructure bank in your home state and every other state of the union we know that we have a very deteriorated infrastructure base, that's probably the most intimate thing that we could do to reenergize manufacturing. the second thing is buy domestic, buy american, not anymore
we just have to get this economy as you said repeatedly, back in balance and that's probably the best place to start. >> jennifer: totally agree. totally agree. so we are on the same page. so let's get to the specifics. what would you suggest in terms of specific policies? give me a couple of examples of policies that you think would had he been bring manufacturing back? >> well, the gating policy, governor is to have a manufacturing policy. every one of the g20 minus only ourselves...
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you want to flirt with putting the economy into recession? have at it. >> that is essentially what the white house is up to right now. they said, in an era where americansment compromise, the president not compromising, this is what i want, and for that political agenda, i'm willing to go over the cliff. the secretary of treasury, the highest economic officer in the land said, oh, yeah, we're prepared to go over the cliff. that's telling the american people we don't care about the recession, unemployment that creates, we have an agenda, and that's more important. gerri: the k0*s of that could be the lost of 700,000 jobs, up to 2 million jobs, a recession, everybody predicts that. i want to talk to you, though, about the debt limit. we talked about that for a few minutes. an economist at moody's advising the president over a number of years had this to say about getting rid of the debt ceiling limit. we need to get rid of the ceiling law, it's a problem. what do you say to that? >> it's from a hundred years ago, and it was put there for a reas
you want to flirt with putting the economy into recession? have at it. >> that is essentially what the white house is up to right now. they said, in an era where americansment compromise, the president not compromising, this is what i want, and for that political agenda, i'm willing to go over the cliff. the secretary of treasury, the highest economic officer in the land said, oh, yeah, we're prepared to go over the cliff. that's telling the american people we don't care about the...
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it's not -- it's not better ground for the economy. and, frankly, i find it difficult to see how it's better political ground even for the gop. i figured, i didn't get it. so i figured this was beyond my small political brain to understand. so i asked some of my smarter hill republican friends what the theory was here. they told me the idea is while the president can permit the economy to fall over the fiscal cliff, or curb, whatever you want to call it, he can't allow us to default on our debt. that would, like, destroy the economy. that gives republicans a stronger hand or so they think. but really, think about that. here's how it would go. later this month, republicans would, by voting present, which everyone would think was a bit weird, permit the bush tax cuts to expire for income over $250,000. that would let president obama pocket $1 trillion in tax revenue and secure a win on his key priority in the talks. but they would do nothing else. at the end of the year, we would still go over the fiscal cliff. remember, the bush tax cut
it's not -- it's not better ground for the economy. and, frankly, i find it difficult to see how it's better political ground even for the gop. i figured, i didn't get it. so i figured this was beyond my small political brain to understand. so i asked some of my smarter hill republican friends what the theory was here. they told me the idea is while the president can permit the economy to fall over the fiscal cliff, or curb, whatever you want to call it, he can't allow us to default on our...
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you don't raise taxes when the economy's struggling. we were growing at a clip of 5.6% of gdp growth, and today, it's less than 2%, and he's making the saim argument. lou: thank you. great to have you here. more on the cliff, stalled negotiations, and, of course, ever-lasting hope straight ahead. syria and the fiscal cliff. they share two things in common. they are subjects of an obama ultimate may tum and -- ultimatum and the a-team tonight. >> three, two, one! [cheers and applause] lou: state of washington celebrating the passage of two ballot initiatives. why pot heads gathered at the space needle in seattle next. the fiscal cliff 25 days away, a leading conservative senator unexpectedly resigns, and we'll take that up with his friend and colleague, congressman trey here next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bimore... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attentio which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand
you don't raise taxes when the economy's struggling. we were growing at a clip of 5.6% of gdp growth, and today, it's less than 2%, and he's making the saim argument. lou: thank you. great to have you here. more on the cliff, stalled negotiations, and, of course, ever-lasting hope straight ahead. syria and the fiscal cliff. they share two things in common. they are subjects of an obama ultimate may tum and -- ultimatum and the a-team tonight. >> three, two, one! [cheers and applause] lou:...
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if that continues into december for the economy, that's a bad sign. focus less on the employment report than consumer confidence as a factor in the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> these numbers are still too high, yes. we are going in the right direction and that is clear month after month. we have an unemployment crisis in this country. the casey foundation announced this week youth unemployment is higher than it's ever been since world war ii and these young people are out of the job market, staying out of the job market. this impacts them for life. if we were a serious country we would be having a discussion about unemployment. this should not take all the urgency away from that. >> and as ayman said, the numbers sort of -- they don't tell an accurate picture in terms of what's happening with unemployment in the country. it's the lowest in four years, but actually -- >> partly because people -- >> you want the number to be high eer because more people ar in the work force. look at where income is in this country, no means the middle class and working
if that continues into december for the economy, that's a bad sign. focus less on the employment report than consumer confidence as a factor in the fiscal cliff negotiations. >> these numbers are still too high, yes. we are going in the right direction and that is clear month after month. we have an unemployment crisis in this country. the casey foundation announced this week youth unemployment is higher than it's ever been since world war ii and these young people are out of the job...
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but the economy's added some 3 1/2 million, 4 million jobs and that is a recovery. it's not as fast as the reagan recovery. it's faster than the push recovery and it's factored somewhere in there. >> i never thought i'd hear you say-- >> a starting point clearly was-- >> all right, i take your point. it's good stuff. i never thought i'd hear you say it's not as fast as the reagan recovery, but you just said it. >> i say that every time whenever you bring it up, that's one of the great recoveries in u.s. history. it helps when you can go straight back and doing what you were doing. stuart: if only we had done in 2009 what ronald reagan did in 1982, but i'm out of time. you know i'm out of time, now that. >> which is set the highest rate at 50%? >> no. >> that's what it was. stuart: it stimulates the private sector, not all government all the time. that's the story. aw austan, i'm sorry, i really am out of time. thank you, sir. more "varney & company" in a moment. >> a strong earthquake hit the coast of japan in the same region where the fukushima plant was devastated
but the economy's added some 3 1/2 million, 4 million jobs and that is a recovery. it's not as fast as the reagan recovery. it's faster than the push recovery and it's factored somewhere in there. >> i never thought i'd hear you say-- >> a starting point clearly was-- >> all right, i take your point. it's good stuff. i never thought i'd hear you say it's not as fast as the reagan recovery, but you just said it. >> i say that every time whenever you bring it up, that's...
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been building cars for years and now that the economy has shifted we need retraining and then we need to connect citizens who are trying to the jobs that are available we must stabilize the school system the charter school movement siphoning off children from the public school system and buildings are rotting and children are being failed in the process we must stop the hemorrhaging out of the school system so many things that could happen in the city what's right to bring your describing is basically a reversal of thirty two years of reaganomics it seems to me i mean i don't i don't catch anything there that wasn't i mean you're if we just took us back to where we were in one thousand nine hundred eighty two it was a fairly prosperous that's what we had rational trade policies we were still making things in america you know there was a fairly high taxation on corporations and wealthy individuals goss' we could have a middle class that's right. that's right and today this is considered like you know. well that's too far left anyway that's what happens with the financial managers take
been building cars for years and now that the economy has shifted we need retraining and then we need to connect citizens who are trying to the jobs that are available we must stabilize the school system the charter school movement siphoning off children from the public school system and buildings are rotting and children are being failed in the process we must stop the hemorrhaging out of the school system so many things that could happen in the city what's right to bring your describing is...
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a lot of positive figures out there in the economy. does a second term present a great opportunity for him to follow through on wall street reform? because there are some in the community that think he was a disappointment in that regard. >> first of all about the economy, my state right after the auto rescue, my state's unemployment rate was 10.6%. now it's down to 6.9%. that's because of a lot of things. partly trade enforcement that you've talked about. and partly the auto rescue. all those things together. i think the president knows that we need to continue to make sure the regulations are strong. part of that is done by his administration and part of it is by congress. we know he will work with senator merkley, senator schumer, people who have been involved on these issues. and i'm optimistic we move forward. >> thank you for joining us tonight. >>> coming up, senator mitch mcconnell rails against reform, but john mccain doesn't agree. michigan senator debbie stabenow on filibuster reform. >>> later senator john kerry delivers an
a lot of positive figures out there in the economy. does a second term present a great opportunity for him to follow through on wall street reform? because there are some in the community that think he was a disappointment in that regard. >> first of all about the economy, my state right after the auto rescue, my state's unemployment rate was 10.6%. now it's down to 6.9%. that's because of a lot of things. partly trade enforcement that you've talked about. and partly the auto rescue. all...
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this is a small, open a economy. it is a trade dependent economy. more than the united states. individual trade decisions can be controversial. the concept of being part of the global economy is not a challenging concept. the united states is still the core of the world trading system. i am surprised at the level of protectionist discord. >> that is stop production for us in d.c. we will continue to fight that battle. you joined us for a roundtable. cnbc did a roundtable in chicago i will share with our guest -- as a question -- ask what the biggest impediment was to economic growth. we have lots of different sectors. i thought i would hear the answer that you hear from business leaders of the time, which is a -- any more transparency, predictability, and more regulatory coherence. i am not sure if you remember. everyone ended up saying all of the things i mentioned are important to business, but people said -- everyone agreed about access to skilled work force. i found that surprising. what are the kinds of things that the private sector and government can do to build the kind
this is a small, open a economy. it is a trade dependent economy. more than the united states. individual trade decisions can be controversial. the concept of being part of the global economy is not a challenging concept. the united states is still the core of the world trading system. i am surprised at the level of protectionist discord. >> that is stop production for us in d.c. we will continue to fight that battle. you joined us for a roundtable. cnbc did a roundtable in chicago i will...
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and when the economy stalls, when the economy sputers, when people lose their jobs, they know which party to blame, the party of high taxes. let's don't be the party of just almost as high taxes. >> some people have called that the doomsday scenario. others have said it's a strategic retreat on the republicans' behalf. would you vote present for that in the senate if it comes up? >> i don't think we have to in the senate. i'm happy not to filibuster it and i will announce tonight on your show that i will work with harry reid to let him pass his big old tax hike with a simple majority if that's what harry reid wants because then they will be the party of high taxes and they can own it. >> i want to ask you one quickie. your friend and mine, senator jim demint, resigning from the senate. going to take over as head of the heritage foundation. he is a great free market defender of capitalism. what do you make of jim demint leaveliing the senate? >> i think there's two ways to look t a it. the way i look at it, i've jokingly said he's going to a better place. but i really am serious about that
and when the economy stalls, when the economy sputers, when people lose their jobs, they know which party to blame, the party of high taxes. let's don't be the party of just almost as high taxes. >> some people have called that the doomsday scenario. others have said it's a strategic retreat on the republicans' behalf. would you vote present for that in the senate if it comes up? >> i don't think we have to in the senate. i'm happy not to filibuster it and i will announce tonight on...